rrando
join:2005-11-30
Northridge, CA
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Re: switching to dslextreme - question on setup
Hi, thank you for the fast response.
Its a 5100b (5 lights) currently connected to SBC-Yahoo DSL, so I am able to access the modem at 192.168.0.1 through my wireless router (at 192.168.1.1). Router is secure: MAC address filtering, WEP AES/TKIP, hidden SSID, etc. (and firewalls on each computer). I can setup the router again, but I'm hoping that maybe I won't have to since its a minor hassle. (and I'd like to do everything wirelessly without a physical ethernet connection)...
As I understand it, I have to do the following:
1) change my modem to bridge mode -- the instructions are straitforward.
2) Use DHCP rather than PPPoe on the modem (does this happen automatically when configured as a bridge?) no account or password, its just "ON" -- the modem should now connect to the internet.
3) set up the wireless router to talk to the modem -- which is already the case, but -- The speedstream setup page on this site says:
"Plug the WAN or internet port of the router or firewall to the Ethernet port on the modem and set up a static IP, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS addresses on the WAN side of the router or firewall"
OK, I sort of understand this, but I'm still paranoid:
on the wireless router WAN setup menu:
static IP 192.168.0.1 - this is my modem's IP
or is it
static IP 192.168.1.1 - this is my wireless routers IP
subnet mask 255.255.0.0
default gateway -- run ipconfig to get the default gateway
Primary DNS: 66.51.205.100 - from DSLExtreme
Secondary DNS: 66.51.206.100
4) set up computers to talk to the router which is currently the case, but I need to remove the SBC DNS addresses from TCP/IP (make sure that TCP/IP in the local area connection is on “obtain an ip address automatically") and perhaps also remove or change the default gateway on the computer.
Comments/corrections much appreciated. |
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sded
Premium
join:2002-11-04
San Diego, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
1 edit | 1) OK
2) DHCP is done by the router. A bridge just sends all the data from the link to the router. What kind of wireless router do you have? Most have a DHCP setting, usually with a comment about cable modems.
3) The patching I suggested above will allow you to access both the DSL stream and the modem statistics at the same time-otherwise you need to move the cable from WAN to LAN to look at the modem. If you don't care, just plug into WAN port. Don't understand the quote unless you have a static IP-with DHCP you don't know the WAN IP and gateway. And don't need to. Do you have a static IP instead of dynamic (DHCP for DSLX)? If you do, DSLX will email you with numbers to fill in for your WAN settings, and you select "static IP" on your router setup.
The numbers you describe are all part of the LAN setup, not the WAN. If you have a DHCP mode on your router the WAN addresses should be filled in when you interrogate the DHCP server automatically. On a d-link or linksys there is nothing to fill in if you select dynamic ip on the WAN menu. |
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rrando
join:2005-11-30
Northridge, CA
| OK, I think I understand better now. I have an airlink router (very similar to d-link) using the atheros chip. I will have DSLextreme dynamic IP - the least expensive option. I'm pretty sure there is a DHCP mode on the router - I'll go home tonight and check it out. It sounds even simpler than I imagined. Thanks for all your answers. |
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